BookRenter.com's
5-Star Satisfaction Guarantee

We strive to deliver the best value to our customers and ensure complete satisfaction for all our textbook rentals.

You can return your online books for any reason within our refund period – no questions asked.

Every order is available for express shipping, and return shipping is always free.

You'll be happy with the quality of your books (or we'll ship you another one on our dime).

You can extend your rental up to 14 days – at the same cheap daily rental rate.

If you decide to keep the book it will never cost more than the purchase price.

As always, you have access to over 5 million titles. Plus, you can choose from 5 rental periods, so you only pay for what you’ll use. And if you ever run into trouble, our top-notch U.S. based Customer Service team is ready to help by email, chat or phone.

An Introduction to Language is applicable to a wide variety of fields and disciplines, from education to languages, and even psychology, and anthropology. The book is an ideal supplement for TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) materials, especially with its comprehensive approach to linguistics. It is an easy-to-understand reference even for a...
Show More

An Introduction to Language is applicable to a wide variety of fields and disciplines, from education to languages, and even psychology, and anthropology. The book is an ideal supplement for TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) materials, especially with its comprehensive approach to linguistics. It is an easy-to-understand reference even for a reader who has never taken any course in linguistics. It is adaptable for graduate and undergraduate courses, using a lot of humor without sacrificing detail. Authors Fromkin, Rodman, and Hyams maintained the book's cohesiveness and sound pedagogy. The latest edition features the newest information in the field, along with additional exercises. An Introduction to Language (ISBN 9781428263925) includes major topics such as the nature of human language as well as its grammatical aspects, the psychology of language, and language in the context of society. Some of the most interesting portions of the book include the discussion of brain development and language development, as well as language acquisition and language processing. Under grammar are basic topics like morphology of words, units of meaning, syntax, sentence structure, semantics, pragmatics, phonetics, and many more. Dialects are also discussed, as well as the genetic classification of languages. The final chapters talk about writing, speech, and modern writing systems. An Introduction to Language (ISBN 9781428263925) was written by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams. This talented pool of writers is composed of distinguished professors and linguists. The late Victoria Fromkin had a PhD in linguistics from the University of California and has served in various associations, including the Linguistics Society of America. Rodman received his PhD in linguistics from the University of California, and has taught in various universities in the US and in Japan. Hyams is a distinguished professor, and is known for her book, Language Acquisition and Theory of Parameters.
Show Less

What's Hot

Our Story

Since launching the first textbook rental site in 2006, BookRenter has never wavered from our mission to make education more affordable for all students. Every day, we focus on delivering students the best prices, the most flexible options, and the best service on earth. On March 13, 2012 BookRenter.com, Inc. formally changed its name to Rafter, Inc. We are still the same company and the same people, only our corporate name has changed.